2016 Census Test Design Matrix

2016 Census Test Design Matrix

Sample /site in Housing Units

Panel

Number of housing units /panel

#1 (Monday, March 21st)

#2 3 days later (Thursday, March 24th)

#3* 11 days later (Monday, April 4th )

#4* 7 days later (Monday, April 11th)

All Nonrespondents Eligible for Nonresponse Follow-up (NRFU)

Non-ID Test (concurrent with NRFU)

NRFU AdRec modeling

NRFU Quality Control Reinterview

Coverage Reinterview

Focus Groups

250,000

1)Internet Push (with Alternate wording)

50,000

DF-16(L2)(E/S) + DF-33(E/S) + DF-17(TQA) + DF-6A(IN)(E/S)

Postcard DF-9(B)(E/S)

Postcard DF-9(2B)(E/S)

DF-1(E/S) + DF-17(L2)(E/S) + DF-17(TQA) + DF-6A(1)(IN)(E/S) + DF-8A(E/S)

NRFU Universe = ~60,000/site (est. 55-60% response rate in CA and 45-50% in TX, rate includes non-ID) Re-engineered fieldwork and automation with translation

5000 Non-ID self-response cases for reinterview

AdRec modeled vacant and nonexistent units removed from workload immediately; AdRec modeled occupied units removed after a predetermined number of personal visit attempts. All AdRec removals will receive a postcard mailing to prompt self-response.

Sample of 10% completed NRFU cases. Approximately 12,000 total (6,000/site)

20,000 internet responders, 3000 NRFU responders, 1500 paper responders

All respondents eligible

2) Internet Push with reminder letter

50,000

DF-16(L2)(E/S) + DF-33(E/S) + DF-17(TQA) + DF-6A(IN)(E/S)

DF-9L(E/S)+ DF-5(E/S)

Postcard DF-9(2B)(E/S)

DF-1(E/S) + DF-17(L2)(E/S) + DF-17(TQA) + DF-6A(1)(IN)(E/S) + DF-8A(E/S)

3)Internet Push with language brochure

50,000

DF-12 + DF-33(E/X) + DF-17(TQA) + DF-6U(IN)

Postcard DF-9(B)(E/X)

Postcard DF-9(2B)(E/X)

DF-1(E/X) + DF-14 + DF-17(TQA) + DF-6U(1)(IN) with URL + DF-8A(E/X)

4)Internet Push with language insert

50,000

DF-16(L2)(E/X) + DF-33(E/X) + DF-17I + DF-17(TQA) + DF-6U(IN)

Postcard DF-9(B)(E/X)

Postcard DF-9(2B)(E/X)

DF-1(E/X) + DF-17(L2)(E/X) + DF-17I(E/X) + DF-17(TQA) + DF-6U(1)(IN) + DF-8A(E/X)

5) Internet Choice

50,000

DF-1(E/X) + DF-16(L4)(E/X) + DF-17(TQA) + DF-6U(IN) + DF-8A(E/X)

Postcard DF-9(C)(E/X)

Postcard DF-9(2C)(E/X)

DF-1(E/X) + DF-17(L2)(E/X) + DF-17(TQA) + DF-6U(1)(IN) + DF-8A(E/X)